About Me

 Hi, I'm Becah Gruenwald and I started Wooden Potential blog to help other people find a potential starting place in their own wood working journey. Since I was young, I have had a passion for art and have dabbled in all sorts of different styles and techniques from drawing, painting, and ceramics. All of which take time and patience and require a certain talent. If you have tried any of these then you know what I’m talking about. One thing I love about art, however, is that you just need confidence and a desire to get down and dirty with it. Most recently I have started working with wood and I love it! There is something so satisfying about turning raw building materials into a piece of art pretty enough to display inside your own home. I am not a professional by any means and do not have any degree that states such, so my blogs are solely on personal experience and my learning process.

My father is a carpenter by trade, so I have been on job sites surrounded by lumber and power tools my whole life but never really looked at wood as art until recently. I know at the beginning of my wood working journey, I found power tools and an empty drawing pad a little overwhelming, but I am here sharing my journey and personal challenges to help others overcome their fears and to possibly find their own wooden potential.

To contact me, please send a message through the following link: WoodenPotentialContactLink


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